Dan McKinnon

• City of Hamilton pleads guilty to provincial charges for 4-year sewage spill into creek

  Hamilton will be paying out close to $3 million in fines, damages and incidental costs as a result of the guilty plea following the Chedoke Creek sewage spill revealed in 2019.

  Environment

  Jul 20, 2023
  
• Hamilton says Environment Ministry has agreed ‘in principle’ to Chedoke Creek dredging extension

  The city's watershed management told councillors Wednesday the ministry is asking for a review of permitting implications and timing as to when the initiative could restart.

  Environment

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Hamilton to reintroduce crack-sealing program as preventive maintenance for city roads

  The City of Hamilton is allocating funds for a dedicated crack-sealing program for mildly damage roads after a 2021 audit questioned its lack of use.

  Traffic

  Mar 25, 2022
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• Two senior officials of public works department no longer working for City of Hamilton

  Hamilton's general manager of public works and director of water are no longer employed by the city, the human resources executive director confirmed Friday.

  News

  Sep 24, 2021
• Audit suggests managing of Hamilton’s road assets will be ‘challenging’

  The report, which made 25 recommendations, indicates the city will be challenged to ensure the sustainability of its roads in the coming years.

  Politics

  Jul 8, 2021
• City of Hamilton faces provincial charges for 4-year spill into Chedoke Creek

  The city's lawyers say they are reviewing accusations from the ministry of the environment relating to a sewage spill into Chedoke Creek that began in 2014.

  Dec 9, 2020
• Hamilton asking for more time to clean up Chedoke Creek, Cootes Paradise

  The city is suggesting the timeline to present a plan for cleanup may be too soon.

  Environment

  Nov 26, 2020
• Hamilton, Ont. to hire monitor in response to sewage spill into Cootes Paradise

  The city's response to the province about the 24-billion-litre sewage spill from Chedoke Creek includes recommendations from a third-party environmental impact study.

  Environment

  Apr 29, 2020
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• City of Hamilton environmental study suggests Cootes Paradise cleanup ‘not required’

  A report coming before city council on Wednesday suggests remediation and monitoring of the waterway is not required.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2020
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• City of Hamilton to leave sludge from 24 billion-litre spill in Chedoke Creek

  An ecological risk assessment says dredging the creek bottom would harm whatever wildlife still survives.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2020